News from Berwick

BERWICK — School directors here ordered the head of buildings and grounds Monday to review the traffic patterns around Nescopeck Elementary.

The motion came two weeks after Nescopeck’s...

BERWICK — Two weeks ago, Marty Carrathers found a mistaken time capsule delivered with his daily mail.

Inside his Dairy Road mailbox was a bright yellow card, addressed to “Sunshine...

BERWICK — Police and the county coroner are investigating the death of a 29-year-old man found in an apartment here Friday, the coroner said.

Deputy Coroner Jonathan Broadt...

BERWICK — A man on a motorized scooter was hit while crossing a street here Friday morning and later died from his injuries, police said.

Robert “Bob” DeMent, 62, was crossing near the...

BERWICK — Three men face drug charges after a car was pulled over May 1 for a tinted license plate cover, court papers say.

During the traffic stop, police spotted two rubber bands on...

BERWICK — A Berwick man stopped for riding a bicycle in the dark without proper lighting had heroin tucked underneath his bandana, police said.

Police stopped Matthew Ryan Enck, 34, of...

BERWICK — A massage parlor manager has been charged with promoting prostitution after officers say she provided more than just a massage to a man acting as a police informant.

Twice, a...

BERWICK — A Bloomsburg couple, stopped by police because of an expired registration, were found to be in possession of meth, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.

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BERWICK — Berwick had no answer for Williamsport’s offense in a 11-1 loss in Junior Legion baseball.

Mason Albertson doubled for Berwick.

Berwick (17-10) faces...

BERWICK — A homeless woman who was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for improperly tinted windows, was in possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Ashley...

BERWICK — This weekend, the Ber-Vaughn Pool is holding the equivalent of a sampler triathlon.

Unlike the intense Ironman Triathlon, which features a 2-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride...

BERWICK — Xander Shaffer collected two hits and earned the win on the mound to lead Berwick’s Junior Legion team to a 9-2 playoff win over Mifflinburg on Monday.

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BERWICK — A rain garden to alleviate flooding on Steel Street has been moved off the table — or rather, underground.

Council members here approved a new plan that would install a 24-...

BERWICK — A Berwick resident unwilling to pay for shoes he agreed to buy online threatened the man selling the shoes with a knife when they met to complete the purchase, police said.

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BERWICK — A Berwick man spotted for driving with a broken windshield was in possession of methamphetamine, police say.

Berwick Police spotted David Felton, 58, of 511...

BERWICK — Council members are planning to use an annual federal grant to demolish blighted structures and repair alleyways, bypassing requests for a new pocket park and a ramp to the police...

BERWICK — For many, retirement means long stints on the golf course or hours spent watching television. But for one local man, helping hobbits find homes has become the perfect hobby.

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BERWICK — A driver and two passengers were allegedly in possession of drugs and paraphernalia when police stopped them in the 100 block of East Second Street on May 21.

The driver...

BERWICK — Berwick’s only ladder truck blew a tire on the highway returning from repairs recently —repairs to broken springs that had kept the truck out of service for seven weeks, officials say...

BERWICK — A driver admitted he had been drinking after hitting a curb and damaging his vehicle, but changed his story about where, court papers say.

Police say they were dispatched at...